Yeshurun Hebrew Congregation
Gatley Orthodox synagogue registered in 1965; its accounts record £200 in grants to British Friends of Israel War Disabled in the financial years ending 2019–2020
| Yeshurun Hebrew Congregation
| |
|---|---|
| Type | Other |
| Founded | 1965-03-31 (registered) |
| Registration ID | Registered charity 236420 |
| Headquarters | Yeshurun Hebrew Congregation, Coniston Road, Gatley, Cheadle, SK8 4AP |
| Area served | Stockport |
| Website | www.yeshurun.org.uk |
Yeshurun Hebrew Congregation is a registered charity registered with the Charity Commission on 31 March 1965.[1] Its governing document is recorded as "CODE OF LAWS".[2] Its registered address is Yeshurun Hebrew Congregation, Coniston Road, Gatley, Cheadle, Cheshire, SK8 4AP.[1] The trustees on the register are David Verber, Simon Lipshaw, Gail Taylor, Amanda Dee, Andrea Cohen, Irvine Piczenick, Flor Siperstein, Adam Simon and Richard Stone.[1] In the year to 31 March 2025 it reported income of £354,732 and expenditure of £356,231.[1] Its accounts record grants to bodies that support serving or former Israeli soldiers, or whose spending includes such projects: £200 to British Friends of Israel War Disabled (financial years ending 2019–2020)[3].
Objects and activities
The charity's registered objects read: "THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE JEWISH RELIGION."[1]
The register describes its activities as: "The objects of the Congregation are the advancement of religion in accordance with the customs, ceremony andtraditions of Orthodox Judaism. This is achieved by the operation of a synagogue and social events at theCongregation's premises, together with support for other Jewish and non- Jewish charities in accordance with Jewish law."[1]
Register classifications: General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Overseas Aid/famine Relief, Religious Activities, Economic/community Development/employment.[1]
Areas of operation recorded on the register: Stockport.[1]
Trustees
Current trustees, with other charities on which the same register trustee ID appears:[1]
| Trustee | Appointed | Chair | Other trusteeships |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Verber | 2019-07-11 | — | |
| Simon Lipshaw | 2019-07-11 | — | |
| Gail Taylor | 2021-11-18 | — | |
| Amanda Dee | 2022-04-12 | — | |
| Andrea Cohen | 2023-11-05 | — | |
| Irvine Piczenick | 2023-11-05 | — | |
| Flor Siperstein | 2023-11-05 | — | |
| Adam Simon | 2024-11-17 | — | |
| Richard Stone | 2024-11-17 | — |
Finances
| Financial year end | Income | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-31 | £325,767 | £307,243 |
| 2022-03-31 | £361,625 | £360,371 |
| 2023-03-31 | £355,125 | £355,554 |
| 2024-03-31 | £410,955 | £382,704 |
| 2025-03-31 | £354,732 | £356,231 |
Source: register annual-return history.[1]
Funding in Israel
- The table lists every grant in the financial years ending 2016–2025 to a body supporting serving or former Israeli soldiers that the charity's accounts record, with the route as the accounts give it. Grants paid to UK charities are not stated to be earmarked for a particular project unless the table says so.
| Financial year (ending) | Recipient | Amount | Route | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | British Friends of Israel War Disabled | £100 | through a UK charity | accounts y/e 31 March 2020[3] |
| 2020 | British Friends of Israel War Disabled | £100 | through a UK charity | accounts y/e 31 March 2020[4] |
Recipients. The British Friends of the Israeli War Disabled Trust (charity 269269) applies its funds "for the benefit of members, or ex members of the Armed Forces of the State of Israel suffering from disability occasioned in the course of their duties".[1]
Israeli partners
British Friends of Israel War Disabled[5]
Activity beyond the Green Line and support for the IDF
Findings are graded by confidence. "Partner" findings concern the Israeli recipient organisation, not proven use of UK funds.
| Finding | Confidence |
|---|---|
| No grant to a place beyond the 1949 armistice line is identified in the accounts.[5] | Not established |
Support for the IDF: Yes. The accounts record grants totalling £200 to the bodies listed under Funding in Israel; the routes are given there as recorded.[3]
Controversies and regulatory action
- No Charity Commission inquiry, Official Warning or Gazette insolvency notice naming this charity was found, and its register entry shows no regulatory alert;[6] it is not among the charities named in the Commission's cheque-cashing class-inquiry announcements (May, September and December 2025) or in the September 2026 statement of results.[7][8][9][10] The charities in the Commission's settlements class inquiry (opened August 2026) have not been named, so it is not known whether this charity is among them.[11]
Other registers and records
Scotland and Northern Ireland
No entry was found on the Scottish Charity Register for this charity (register export dated 14 October 2026, searched by name).[12] No entry was found on the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland register (API name searches returned zero results).[13]
The Gazette
Searches of The Gazette notice feeds (all notices, insolvency and company) for the charity's name found no notice of any kind. No insolvency, winding-up or strike-off notice naming the charity was found.[14]
Grants recorded by 360Giving
No grants received or made by this charity are recorded in 360Giving data.[15]
Sanctions screening
The charity's name, its current register trustees, trustees named on archived register pages, trustees and officers named in the accounts read for this profile and (for charitable companies) its Companies House officers were screened against the UK Sanctions List and the OFSI Consolidated List. No match was found.[16]
Land and property
The register records that the charity owns and/or leases land or property.[1] No title registers were purchased; the HM Land Registry interactive search blocked automated access.[17]
Parliament
| Date | House | Member | Debate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-05 | Commons | Tom Morrison | Great British Energy Bill[18] |
| 2025-10-13 | Commons | Tom Morrison | Manchester Terrorism Attack[18] |
| 2026-09-08 | Commons | Tom Morrison | Safety of the Jewish Community[18] |
Hansard exact-phrase searches for "Yeshurun Hebrew Congregation" returned 3 contributions in total.[18]
Web archive
The UK Government Web Archive holds 0 archived Charity Commission register pages used in this profile; none were found for this charity number.
External links
Notes
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 Charity Commission for England and Wales, Register of Charities public extract (tables charity, charity_trustee, charity_annual_return_history, charity_area_of_operation, charity_classification, charity_other_names), extract dated 14 October 2026.
- ↑ Charity Commission, Yeshurun Hebrew Congregation (236420): full print Register of Charities, retrieved 29 October 2026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Charity Commission, [https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=2&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&p_p_resource_id=%2Faccounts-resource&p_p_cacheability=cacheLevelPage&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_objectiveId=A10838868&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_priv_r_p_mvcRenderCommandName=%2Faccounts-and-annual-returns&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_priv_r_p_organisationNumber=236420 (objectiveId A10838868 from Internet Archive capture 20210920092347 of https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/236420/accounts-and-annual-returns; document served by the live register) Yeshurun Hebrew Congregation: accounts y/e 31 March 2020] Register of Charities, p. 34.
- ↑ Charity Commission, [https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=2&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&p_p_resource_id=%2Faccounts-resource&p_p_cacheability=cacheLevelPage&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_objectiveId=A10838868&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_priv_r_p_mvcRenderCommandName=%2Faccounts-and-annual-returns&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_priv_r_p_organisationNumber=236420 (objectiveId A10838868 from Internet Archive capture 20210920092347 of https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/236420/accounts-and-annual-returns; document served by the live register) Yeshurun Hebrew Congregation: accounts y/e 31 March 2020] Register of Charities, p. 33.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Charity Commission, Yeshurun Hebrew Congregation (236420): accounts and annual returns Register of Charities; latest accounts (year to 2025-03-31) downloaded 29 October 2026.
- ↑ Charity Commission, Register of Charities, charity overview page (register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/ followed by the organisation number) for each of the 32 charities in batches 28–29, all retrieved on 29 October 2026 and checked for a "Regulatory alerts" notice; none showed one.
- ↑ Charity Commission, Serious concerns over use of £22 million triggers investigation by charity regulator GOV.UK, 14 May 2025.
- ↑ Charity Commission, Regulator opens next phase of investigation into 105 charities connected to company cashing cheques GOV.UK, 1 September 2025.
- ↑ Charity Commission, Regulator announces next charities to be investigated as part of inquiry connected to company cashing cheques GOV.UK, 4 December 2025.
- ↑ Charity Commission, Regulator concludes investigation into 4 charities as class inquiry continues GOV.UK, 9 September 2026, with Statement of the results of a class inquiry (same date).
- ↑ Charity Commission, Charity regulator opens inquiry into charities working in illegal Israeli settlements GOV.UK, 5 August 2026 (a fact-finding statutory class inquiry initially involving 8 charities which "are not being publicly named at this time").
- ↑ Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator, Scottish Charity Register download OSCR, export dated 14 October 2026; keyword search of the 32 batch-28/29 charity names found no matching Scottish registration.
- ↑ Charity Commission for Northern Ireland, Register of charities search API CCNI, searched 29 October 2026 (keyword searches for each of the 32 charity names returned zero results).
- ↑ The Gazette: notices matching 'Yeshurun Hebrew Congregation' The Gazette, searched 29 October 2026.
- ↑ 360Giving API: grants received by GB-CHC-236420 360Giving, queried 29 October 2026.
- ↑ Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, UK Sanctions List (CSV); Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, Consolidated List of Financial Sanctions Targets (ConList.csv). Screening for batches 28–29 covered 317 name strings: the 32 charity names, current register trustees and the Companies House officers of the six charitable companies; the only hits were surname-only matches, which were rejected; no person matched.
- ↑ HM Land Registry, Search for land and property information GOV.UK – the service returned HTTP 403 (bot protection) to automated access in October 2026; no titles were looked up or purchased. Candidate title numbers below come from the free CCOD / OCOD datasets (October 2026 release), not from paid title registers.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 UK Parliament, Hansard search API: contributions matching the exact phrase "Yeshurun Hebrew Congregation" Hansard, queried 29 October 2026 (Spoken and Written endpoints; quoted-phrase search).